1. A story that is or was considered a true explanation of the natural world (and how it came to be).
<span>2. Characters are often non-human – e.g. gods, goddesses, supernatural beings, first people.
</span>3. Setting is a previous proto-world (somewhat like this one but also different)
.4. Plot may involve interplay between worlds (this world and previous or original world)
.5. Depicts events that bend or break natural laws (reflective of connection to previous world)
.6. Cosmogonic/metaphysical explanation of universe (formative of worldview).
7. Functional: “Charter for social action” – conveys how to live: assumptions, values, core meanings of individuals, families, communities.
8. Evokes the presence of Mystery, the Unknown (has a “sacred” tinge).
9. Reflective and formative of basic structures (dualities: light/dark, good/bad, being/nothingness, raw/cooked, etc.) that we must reconcile. Dualities often mediated by characters in myths.
10. Common theme: language helps order the world (cosmos); thus includes many lists, names, etc.
11. Metaphoric, narrative consideration/explanation of “ontology” (study of being). Myths seek to answer, “Why are we here?” “Who are we?” “What is our purpose?” etc. – life’s fundamental questions
.<span>12. Sometimes: the narrative aspect of a significant ritual (core narrative of most important religious practices of society; fundamentally connected to belief system; sometimes the source of rituals)</span>
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Foolishness and Folly. "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is rooted in a rather pessimistic view of human nature, and also old age. "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" explores questions of age and behavior. ...
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The Iroquois Constitution would have a complex set of rules and regulations because the Iroquois League was complex. There were basic rules for conducting their government contained in the Iroquois Constitution and it also decribed certain basic principles of government like who had the power to declare war for the members of Iroquois society.
Explanation:
The Iroquois Constitution is also known as the Great Law of Peace. The Iroquois were known to have a complex political system and it is said that the men who were part of the process of developing the U.S. Constitution like Benjamin Franklin were inspired in part by the Iroquois Constitution. The Iroquois Constitution was passed down orally and it documents the agreement between a league of six different nations: Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. There are different ideas on when exactly the Constitution originated although it is known it was long before the Europeans arrived. There were restrictions and procedures in it that should seem familiar to Americans as it created a balance of power between the league or confederacy and the individual tribes and it disallowed authorities from holding two offices.
